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Lambeth 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

Published
1971
Pages
137
Tables
93

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  • Page 13
    STATISTICS GENERAL
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    VITAL STATISTICS LIVE BIRTHS
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
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    STILL BIRTHS
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
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    DEATHS
    MalesFemalesTotals
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    MATERNAL MORTALITY
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY Death of infants under one year of age
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
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    Deaths of infants under four weeks of age
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
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    Deaths of infants under one week of age
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
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    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1960-1970 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LAMBETH 1960-1964
    YearPopulationDeaths*Death RateLive Births"Live Birth RateDeaths of Infants under 1 year of ageInfantile Mortality RateMaternal DeathsMaternal Mortality Rate
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    LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SUMMARY FOR YEARS 1 965-1970
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    LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE, IN SEX AND AGE GROUPS DURING 1970
    CAUSE OF DEATHSexAll agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 yearAGE IN YEARS
    1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 and over
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    CAUSES OF DEATHSexAll agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 yearAGE IN YEARS
    1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 and over
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    CAUSE OF DEATHSexAll agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 yearAGE IN YEARS
    1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 and
    over
    B38Nephritis and NephrosisM8_—_-—1-133-
    F10—————-22114
    B39Hyperplasia of ProstateM9---------18
    B46(9)Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary SystemM6_—-----1131
    F12——-————-138
    B41Other Complications of Pregnancy, etc.F3---—12————-
    B46(10)Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous TissueM1_—----1----
    F3—————-—1--2
    B46(ll)Diseases of Musculoskeletal SystemM9__——-----36
    F17——————21—113
    B42Congenital AnomaliesM2075212---111
    F2192321—-112-
    B43Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc.M2424----------
    F88——————---—
    B44Other Causes of Perinatal MortalityM66_________—
    F99----------
    B45Symptoms and 111 Defined ConditionsM31___——————2
    F6—————-—-114
    BE47Motor Vehicle AccidentsM32--23871_533
    F13---21-11323
    BE48All Other AccidentsM28-122355523
    F22-22--111249
    BE49Suicide and Self-Inflicted InuriesM26____236753—
    F20----113375—
    BE50All Other External CausesM9_____222—12
    F8----111-32—
    TOTAL ALL CAUSESM1,75641311512193245149389496527
    F1,716281312511132898235365908
    GRAND TOTAL3,472694427173045732476248611,435
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    Based on information supplied by the Greater London Research and Intelligence Unit a breakdown of the estimated population is as follows:—
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    The causes of death fell into the undermentioned categories
    Cause of deathMaleFemaleTotal
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    The deaths were distributed amongst the various age groups as follows:
    AgeMaleFemaleTotals
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    The number of fatalities shown may not agree, therefore, with those in the list of causes of death supplied by the Registrar-General. The Registrar-General's figures refer to Lambeth residents only, and the death may have occurred within the Borough of Lambeth or outside the district.
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    CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS, EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS RECEIVED DURING 1970
    DiseaseFirst QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth QuarterTotalsGrand Total
    MFMFMFMFMF
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    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - AGE DISTRIBUTION
    Age GroupScarlet FeverWhooping CoughMeaslesDysenteryAcute MeningitisTotals
    MFMFMFMFMF
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    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - AGE DISTRIBUTION (Contd.)
    Age GroupAcute EncephalitisTyphoid FeverFood PoisoningMalariaOphthalmia NeonatorumTotals
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 36
    SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CASES
    CAUSATIVE AGENTGENERAL OUTBREAKSFAMILY OUTBREAKSSPORADIC CASESTOTALTOTAL
    No. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertainedNo. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertainedNo. of outbreaks and sporadic cases COLS. 1+3 + 5No. of cases COLS. 2+4 + 5
    notified or ascertained
    1234567
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    TUBERCULOSIS CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR 1970
    AGERESPIRATORYOTHERMENINGES, and C.N.S.TOTAL
    MFMFMF
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    TABLE 1: Number of cases of Tuberculosis (whether notified or not) under treatment, supervision or observation at 31st December, 1970.
    Number of cases (including both out-patients and in-patients)MenWomenChildrenTotal
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    TABLE 2: Number of cases of tuberculosis (whether notified or not) new to the clinic (but excluding transfers from other clinics) during the year ended 31st December, 1970
    MenWomenChildrenTotal
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    TABLE 3:
    Respiratory TuberculosisNon-Respiratory Tuberculosis
    MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotal
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    TABLE 4: This table shows the steady decline in the number of cases on the register over a 20 year period, and the reduced mortality, but it also shows a steady incidence of new cases over the past eight years.
    YearTotal on RegisterNew Cases DiagnosedDeaths
  • Page 42
    1 think you already have the statistics relating to the work of the Chest Clinic as a whole but these relate, for by much the greater part, to the Borough of Wandsworth and must be of little interest to you. The only statistics relating to the Lambeth area which I can extract are as follows: —
    Tuberculosis CasesOn Notification Register 31.12.70.
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    CHILD HEALTH CENTRES Number of children attending during the year
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    DENTAL TREATMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT A. Number of visits for Treatment during the year-
    Children 0-4 (incl)Expectant and Nursing Mothers
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    In 1970 only a very small number of those screened came from social class V.
    ClinicNumber calledNumber examinedResults
    NegativePositiveRetaken
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    HEALTH VISITING Cases visited by Health Visitors:-
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    DAILY MINDERS AND REGISTERED NURSERIES Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act 1948
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    Attendance by midwives: —
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    ANTE-NATAL AND POST NATAL CLINICS Number of Sessions held by: —
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    DAY NURSERIES Nurseries maintained by the Authority or by Voluntary organisations under Section 22 of National Health Service Act 1946
    Day NurseriesPart-time* Nursery Groups
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    OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER Number of children under the age of 5 on
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    Severely mentally handicapped children under the age of 5 on Observation/ Handicap Register — December 1970.
    Date19701969196819671966Total
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    OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - December 1970 Mongol Children - under the age of 5
    Date19701969196819671966Total
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    MEAN AGE OF PARENTS OF MONGOL CHILDREN AT THE BIRTH OF A MONGOL CHILD
    Mongol boysMongol girls
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    OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - December 1970 Other Handicaps amongst severely mentally handicapped children under the age of 5
    19701969196819671966Grand Total
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    Staff Medicals 1970
    MenWomenTotal
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    IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION 1970 Immunisation: Completed Primary Courses-Number of persons under age 16
    Type of vaccine or doseYear of BirthOthers under age 16Total
    19701969196819671963-66
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    IMMUNISATION: REINFORCING DOSES-NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 16
    Type of vaccine or doseYear of BirthOthers under age 16Total
    19701969196819671963-66
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    SMALLPOX VACCINATION
    Age at date of vaccinationNumber of persons vaccinated (or revaccinated during period)
    Number vaccinatedNumber revaccinated
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    A. CONTACTS (Circular 19/64)
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    B. SCHOOL CHILDREN AND STUDENTS (Circular 19/64)
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    HOME NURSING
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    REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES UNDER SECTIONS 187 TO 194 OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936, AS AMENDED BY THE NURSING HOMES ACT 1963
    Number of HomesNumber of beds provided
    MaternityOtherTotal
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    LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT AND FIREGUARDS During the year the following articles of equipment were loaned through the Health Department:—
    Articles DeliveredReturned
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    Incontinence garments in the following sizes have been issued:—
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    MENTAL HEALTH \ Number of persons under Local Health Authority care at 31st December 1970
    Mentally 111Elderly mentally infirm*PsychopathicMentally handicappedSeverely Mentally handicappedTotal
    Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)
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    MENTAL HEALTH Number of patients awaiting entry to hospital, admitted for temporary residential care, or admitted to guardianship during 1970
    Mentally 111Elderly Mentally InfirmPsychopathicMentally HandicappedSeverely Mentally HandicappedTotal
    Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)
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    MENTAL HEALTH Number of patients awaiting entry to hospital, admitted for temporary residential care or admitted to guardianship during 1970
    GuardianMentally 111PsychopathicMentally HandicappedSeverely Mentally HandicappedTotal
    Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)
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    MENTAL HEALTH Number of persons referred to Local Health Authority during year ended 31 December 1970
    Referred byMentally 111PsychopathicMentally HandicappedSeverely Mentally HandicappedTotal
    Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)
  • Page 85
    TABLE 1 — Workshops, or day centres for the mentally ill
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    TABLE 2-Training centres for the mentally handicapped or severely mentally handicapped (including special units)
    Age group provided forNumber of premisesPlaces
    JuniorAdult
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    TABLE 3 - Special units (included in table 2 above) providing for the severely mentally handicapped with gross physical handicaps or gross behaviour difficulties
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    TABLE 4 - Places made available to or by other authorities or organisations
    Type of authority of organisationPlaces in workshops or day centres for the mentally illPlaces in training centres for the mentally handicapped or severely mentally handicappedPlaces in special units for the severely mentally handicapped
    JuniorAdult
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    TABLE 5 — Adjusted figures for places
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    TABLE 1 — Homes and hostels
    Age group provided forFor the mentally illFor the mentally handicapped or severely mentally handicapped
    Number of premisesNumber of placesNumber of premisesNumber of places
    JuniorAdult
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    TABLE 2 - Places in homes/hostels made available to or by other authorities or organisations
    Type of authority or organisationFor the mentally illFor the elderly mentally infirmFor the mentally handicapped or severely mentally handicapped
    JuniorAdult
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    TABLE 2 — continued
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    TABLE 3 — Social centres and clubs provided under the National Health Service Act 1946
    Category of person catered forNumber of centres or clubs
    JuniorAdultMixedTotal
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    TABLE 4 — Adjusted figures for places in homes and hostels
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    PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936, (sections 187 to 194) MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1959, (section 15 (1)) RETURN OF MENTAL NURSING HOMES REGISTERED AT 31 DECEMBER 1970
    Name of mental nursing homeTotal number of bedsNumber of beds available for (see note 1)Whether authorised to detain patients
    Patients aged under 16Patients aged 16 and over
    Mentally IllPsychopathicMentally handicapped or severely mentally handicappedMentally IllPsychopathicMentally handicapped or severely mentally handicapped
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
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    PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 (sections 187 to 194) MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1959 (section 15 (1)) RETURN OF MENTAL NURSING HOMES AUTHORISED TO DETAIN PATIENTS AT 31 DECEMBER 1970 PART 1 Number of admissions during 1969
    Mentally IllPsychopathicMentally handicappedSeverely mentally handicappedTotal
    MFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
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    PART I (continued) Number of admissions during 1969
    Mentally IllPsycopathicMentally handicappedSeverely mentally handicappedTotal
    MFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
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    PART II Number of cases who completed a period of observation under sections 25 or 29 of the Act
    Action taken at end of period of detentionMentally IllPsychopathicMentally handicappedSeverely mentally handicappedTotal
    MFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
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    PART IV Number of patients resident in mental nursing homes (including any temporarily absent and expected to return) on 31 December 1970
    Category of patientMentally IllPsychopathicMentally handicappedSeverely mentally handicappedTotal
    MFMFMFMFMF
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
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    Number of persons treated during year ending 31st December 1970
    By local authoritiesBy voluntary observationsTotal
    (1)(2)(3)
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    Number of treatments given during year ending 31st December 1970
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    A total of 203 holidays were provided as follows:—
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    The number of food premises subject to these regulations is shown below grouped in categories of trade carried on in them.
  • Page 101
    Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963 The numbers of milk licences in force are as follows:—
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    When buildings are demolished efforts are made to trace and properly seal off all disused drains as failure to do so can lead to rat infestation.
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    Notices were served in respect of nuisances found as under:—
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    PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT 1961 Part I of the Act 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
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    Part VIII of the Act OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)
    Nature of Work (1)Section 133Section 134
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(l)(c) (2)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council (3)No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists (4)No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises (5)Notices served (6)Prosecutions (7)
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    Part VIII of the Act (continued)
    Nature of WorkSection 133Section 134
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(l)(c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
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    Part VIII of the Act (continued)
    Nature of WorkSection 133Section 134
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(l)(c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
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    Registered premises are as follows:—
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    Comparative figures are shown below:—
    19691970
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    1. Section 45 Qualification Certificates
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    2. Section 46 Certficated of provisional Approval
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    Average Results of the Chemical Examination of Water Supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth during 1970 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
    Description of the Sample (1)Number of Samples Day of the month (2)Ammoniacal Nitrogen (3)Albuminoid Nitrogen (4)Nitrate Nitrogen (5)Oxygen abs. from KMn04 4 hrs at 27°C. (6)B.O.D. 5 days at 20°C. (7)
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1970 of the Water Supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth
    BEFORE TREATMENTAFTER TREATMENT
    Source of supplyNumber of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countEscherichia coli countNumber of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE. coli count
    20-24 hours at 37°C3 days at 22°CPer cent. samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.20-24 hours at 37°C3 days at 22°CPer cent. samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml.
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    SWIMMING BATHS UNDER CONTROL OF THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL I am indebted to the Scientific Adviser of the Greater London Council for the following report on the bacteriological examination of the water during 1970.
    Number of SamplesAgar count per ml. 24 hr. at 37°CPresumptive Coliform without E. coli in 100 ml.E. Coli in 100 ml.
    0-1011-100More than 100
  • Page 123
    HOUSING (MEDICAL GROUNDS) During the year 1,485 cases were dealt with on the following grounds:—
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    SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1970
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    Continued from previous page...
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    SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
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    Number did not attend: 8,501